“Jabir… Roam… Are you in here?” Pearl softly called.
She climbed up onto the rocks and peered into the narrow hole in the rock. Fear gripped her when there was no answer. She turned around on top of the large boulder and searched the darkness. She froze when she saw a movement in the tall grass a short distance away.
A soft laugh escaped her when she saw the familiar eyes of an emu staring back at her. A moment later, a second and a third one joined it. Sliding down off the rock, she listened. The smile grew when she heard Roam.
“Why’s didn’t we do this before?” he was saying.
“Cause we didn’t know it was fun,” Jabir replied.
“Boys, come here,” Pearl ordered.
She blinked when three more emus appeared near the rocks. Searching, she almost missed Jabir and Roam. Both boys peeked around
